Grief

It is normal to feel a sense of shock when someone close to you has died. Experiencing shock can mean you have a physical and an emotional reaction. You may feel dizzy, nauseous, dazed, numb or empty.

Everybody grieves differently and lots of things can affect the way that people experience grief. There is help available. As the shock and numbness lessens you are likely to start grieving. There are different factors that may affect the way people grieve. Knowing these may help to understand yours and other people’s reactions to the loss. If someone’s reaction is different to yours it does not necessarily mean they care less. Some reasons why people grieve:

The type of relationship they had with the person

Gender – males and females may have different ways of managing their grief. Males are more likely to feel restrained while females are more likely to share their feelings

Cultural background – cultural groups express grief in different ways

Other Losses – the new loss may bring up previous loss, which can trigger more grief. There is help available

Help and support is available to you or someone you know who is grieving from the following:

Grief

Grief

It is normal to feel a sense of shock when someone close to you has died. Experiencing shock can mean you have a physical and an emotional reaction. You may feel dizzy, nauseous, dazed, numb or empty.

Everybody grieves differently and lots of things can affect the way that people experience grief. There is help available. As the shock and numbness lessens you are likely to start grieving. There are different factors that may affect the way people grieve. Knowing these may help to understand yours and other people’s reactions to the loss. If someone’s reaction is different to yours it does not necessarily mean they care less. Some reasons why people grieve:

The type of relationship they had with the person

Gender – males and females may have different ways of managing their grief. Males are more likely to feel restrained while females are more likely to share their feelings

Cultural background – cultural groups express grief in different ways

Other Losses – the new loss may bring up previous loss, which can trigger more grief. There is help available

Help and support is available to you or someone you know who is grieving from the following: